magmos_019 wrote:
>
> Mick Murphy! You made my day. Problem solved.
>
> I burned a Knoppix v 5.3.1 DVD and started up the PC on that one. I did
> not manage to connect to a USB-drive but I connected to a server and
> could save the most part of my files via the network.
>
> Anyway I still wonder how to connect a USB-hard drive or memory to
> Knoppix OS and save files that way. I also wonder how to access the
> files in a folder i can list from the "F8-Rescue disk-command prompt"
> manner. The dir-command stops at the letter C something so files after C
> seem to be corrypted. From Knoppix I cant even enter the folder.
General information about using Knoppix (some of which you already know):
You will need a computer with two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR
a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to hold your data OR an external
usb/firewire hard drive formatted FAT32 (not NTFS)*. To get Knoppix, you
need a computer with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning
software. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your bootable cd. Then boot
with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are using the
usb thumb drive or the external hard drive, right-click on its icon (on the
Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only".
Then click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the
window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead of
the traditional MS Windows' double-click. If you want to burn CD/DVDs, use
the K3b program.
*My understanding is that you can now write to an NTFS partition from Linux.
If you wish to do this, Google for instructions.
http://www.knoppix.net
Malke
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